Oh hay here: http://realestate.popville.com/listing/3yd-MRIS-DC8325370/32-channing-street-northwest-bloomingdale-washington-dc-20001/
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 27 April 2014 21:38 (ten years ago) link
what are you talking about
― Sadly, 99.99 percent of sheeple will never wake up (I DIED), Sunday, 27 April 2014 23:14 (ten years ago) link
HEY MAN SRS Q I mean u know me, u know I have no eye for this stuff.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 27 April 2014 23:24 (ten years ago) link
OK OK now that I look at it again but I mean IS NOTHING SACRED jesus I would have gotten a rendering done of my rental prop if I knew that were a thing.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 27 April 2014 23:25 (ten years ago) link
that said, there is nothing like spending a couple of weeks in Alabama to make one really, really yearn for DC real estate.
I mean I look at real estate listings here (Birmingham) and I think I should be envious but instead I am like "OMG GMTF OUT OF HERE I DON'T CARE WHAT IT COSTS"
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 27 April 2014 23:28 (ten years ago) link
that said, pt II:
My parents--aging, as are all or our parents (and us)--have announced that, while they would be thrilled if we would move down (to Alabama) to be near them, they know that this is So Not Gonna Happen.
Their choices, when they stop driving (because you can't get to shit without a car here), are: 1) California with my brother or 2) DC with me.
They choose DC. The claim this is that they are not "in to" California. I think it has more to do with their expectations of the eldest daughter.
They claim that they absolutely do not want to live with me/us. Just near me. So, DCilxors, where the hell do I put aged, non-driving, need-access-to-medical-care parents?
Srs Q. My mom has suggested a place in Gaithersburg where her Great Aunt Elsie once lived. Do I really want to have to drive to Gaitherburg to see the aging 'rents in assisted living/nursing care? What are my in DC options? What do they cost.
Ah fuck
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 27 April 2014 23:38 (ten years ago) link
Sorry about this. Don't know your DC options.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 28 April 2014 17:55 (ten years ago) link
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-d-stryker/save-the-smithsonian-folklife_b_5239900.html?utm_hp_ref=tw
Park Service wants the mall with perfect country club lawn and noone using it. Grrrrr
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 1 May 2014 03:08 (ten years ago) link
i believe my feelings on the park service are well established.
― purposely lend impetus to my HOOS (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Thursday, 1 May 2014 04:03 (ten years ago) link
back for a whirlwind visit a week from today... got a cheap Airbnb 2 blox from the W House for Thu-Fri! quincie, i'll let u know if i need your help after that. :)
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 8 May 2014 11:24 (nine years ago) link
Yes, please do!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 8 May 2014 12:22 (nine years ago) link
apparently there is going to be some kind of a DELUGE on Friday, so I better hole up at the Natl Gal or a Smithsonian.
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 13 May 2014 14:08 (nine years ago) link
What will the DELUGE of tourists going to the newly reopened Washington Monument do...probably go to Air & Space museum
Another exhibit below, at the Goethe Inst. at 812 7th St NW, maybe of interest to you (classic shots of 20th C. jazz folks):
http://bandwidth.wamu.org/the-heyday-of-blue-note-records-captured-in-photographs/
http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/was/ver/en12531305v.htm
This Goethe Institute exhibit has the worst hours-- Mon. to Thurs. 9 to 5, Fri. 9 to 3
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 13 May 2014 15:23 (nine years ago) link
yeah I saw that in the other thread
I do have a rez for the Lincoln Cottage on Sat afternoon. Maybe I'll stop by Rock Creek Cemetery to say hi to Gore Vidal while I'm up there.
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 13 May 2014 15:45 (nine years ago) link
also are any of these allegedly undouchey bars worth drinking in? (the ones that are still open, anyway) I've only been to the Red Room i think.
http://brightestyoungthings.com/articles/the-least-douchey-bars-in-dc.htm
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 14 May 2014 14:22 (nine years ago) link
I like the Rock N Roll Hotel but it's a bitch to get to and I've only ever drank there while waiting for a gig to start. Going tonight, actually.
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Wednesday, 14 May 2014 14:44 (nine years ago) link
The Saloon, Red Room, Red Derby, Tune Inn. In terms of newer places Showtime in Bloomingdale is great.
― Sadly, 99.99 percent of sheeple will never wake up (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 May 2014 14:57 (nine years ago) link
standard DC caveat applies, which is that most places are douchey at 10pm on a weekend night and even the douchiest of places are fine during off hours.
― Sadly, 99.99 percent of sheeple will never wake up (I DIED), Wednesday, 14 May 2014 14:59 (nine years ago) link
my faves are saloon (tasty beverages, more expensive) and showtime (less expensive, best jukebox in town). there's also boundary stone across the street from showtime, which has decent drinks and apparently really great hot wings
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 15:03 (nine years ago) link
ok, now i know where Bloomingdale is
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 14 May 2014 15:13 (nine years ago) link
Showtime Lounge, 113 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2014_05/the_usurpers_last_few_days050341.php#
According to this blogpost a bunch of tea party types are heading to the capitol Friday,
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 14 May 2014 17:31 (nine years ago) link
well it looks like I will get in around 4-5 thx to BoltBus delay... Seeing Shakespeare across the street from Gaga at Verizon Center tonight. :0 If i need to eat near there...?
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 May 2014 15:53 (nine years ago) link
Food Trucks! Or will they be gone by then?
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Thursday, 15 May 2014 15:58 (nine years ago) link
haha, i mean like 6-6:30. i will probably wolf down a Jumbo Pizza slice on arrival if i have to.
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 May 2014 16:01 (nine years ago) link
Chinatown Express is on the NE corner of the Verizon Center block and is pretty legit and cheap. Daikaya is on the East side of the block -- downstairs is ramen, upstairs is all kinds of (pricier) Japanese food. Noodle Boy will be closed by 4-5 pm, but also worth mentioning.
― a-lo, Thursday, 15 May 2014 17:46 (nine years ago) link
Morbs, Gaga got moved to earlier in the week. Wizards game 6 basketball playoff game tonight against Indiana at Verizon.
Some Sichuan Chinese menu items at Full Kee at 509 H St NW are pretty good, although some folks think the place is too dumpy and don't like some of the menu
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 15 May 2014 19:04 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, i've eaten at that dump twice before! too filling for tonight tho, I would be in a coma before Falstaff gets renounced.
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 May 2014 20:26 (nine years ago) link
NY Times writer likes restaurants, the Library of Congress, H St Country Club and more in NE and SE DC but re DC coffee she says while she's at the Tune Inn:
The coffee is meh — a problem throughout much of the city
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/travel/36-hours-in-washington-dc.html?hpw&rref=travel
― curmudgeon, Friday, 16 May 2014 14:55 (nine years ago) link
I really thought the Wizard were gonna have a game 7. Oh well, wait till next year.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 16 May 2014 14:57 (nine years ago) link
Wizards
shocking that a 60 year old dive with a neon "MIXED DRINKS" sign in the window would have "meh" coffee
― Sadly, 99.99 percent of sheeple will never wake up (I DIED), Friday, 16 May 2014 15:39 (nine years ago) link
Enjoyed the latte I had at Dolcezza last week.
― Insane Prince of False Binaries (Gukbe), Friday, 16 May 2014 16:38 (nine years ago) link
Morbs, another Saturday option
Saturday at 3:30 at the Gala Hispanic Theatre is the DC premiere of "Looking For Johnny, The Legend of Johnny Thunders!" Directed by Danny Garcia ("The Rise & Fall of The Clash") who will be present for post-film Q&A3:30-5:30pm, Saturday, May 17thGala Theatre, 3333 14th Street NW(1 1/2 blocks from Columbia Heights metro)
― curmudgeon, Friday, 16 May 2014 18:02 (nine years ago) link
sorry ive gotta go up to Lincoln's cottage at 2pm, after switching rooms
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Friday, 16 May 2014 22:33 (nine years ago) link
also Jon Langford co-wrote a musical that's at Fringe, but the 'pay anything' matinee is tomw as well
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Friday, 16 May 2014 22:34 (nine years ago) link
im gonna go catch the end of happy hr at the Fireplace in Dupont, eat somewhere, then collapse
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Friday, 16 May 2014 22:35 (nine years ago) link
x-post--was out of town this weekend. Want to see that Jon Langford co-penned musical some time
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 20 May 2014 16:49 (nine years ago) link
http://www.mdtheatreguide.com/2014/05/theatre-review-neropseudo-by-wsc-avant-bard-at-the-shop-at-fort-fringe/
Oh, still showing till June 1
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 20 May 2014 17:24 (nine years ago) link
Washingtonian has responded to NY Times meh re DC coffee w/, surprise surprise, a top 10 DC coffee shop list
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/food-restaurant-news/10-great-dc-coffee-shops-the-new-york-times-should-visit-next-time.php
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 20 May 2014 19:42 (nine years ago) link
it's true though, whoever wrote that has no idea what they're talking about wrt dc coffee. i'm biased because my gf worked at big bear and currently works at peregrine, i guess
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 20 May 2014 19:52 (nine years ago) link
student video of 1968 riots, Gallaudet, H st:
http://www.popville.com/2014/05/1968-riots-dc-video/
― go to evangelical agonizing eternal hell (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 21 May 2014 20:12 (nine years ago) link
I think I experienced CemeteryFail last Sunday when I was looking for the graves of Thurgood Marshall and Medgar Evers in Arlington, and instead ran across William Rehnquist and John Mitchell.
I did find J Edgar in the Congressional Cemetery w/ no assistance! While yupsters walked their dogs and had wine and empanadas whilst sitting on gravestones on a Sat afternoon.
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 21 May 2014 20:38 (nine years ago) link
Didn't realize Marshall was buried there. Googling now tells me
He was buried in Section 5 of Arlington National Cemetery, near the graves of fellow Justices, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., William O. Douglas, William J. Brennan and Potter Stewart.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 22 May 2014 22:27 (nine years ago) link
Are all of the Justices together?
― curmudgeon, Friday, 23 May 2014 14:18 (nine years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/general/2014/05/22/the-future-of-d-c-arts-as-told-by-matt-yglesias-holly-bass-brendan-canty-and-victoria-reis/
Wish I had known about this. Sounds interesting although I'm not a fan of host MattY, and the panel coulda probably used a millenial contributer as well
― curmudgeon, Friday, 23 May 2014 14:20 (nine years ago) link
no mudge, there are no group plots by professions afaik, unless yer a Kennedy. (even Bobby and Teddy are off to the side of that slope.) I think I saw Potter Stewart along w/ Rehnquist but none of the others.
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Friday, 23 May 2014 14:40 (nine years ago) link
Other stuff in my life is getting in the way of me seeing various cool docs and such at the National Gallery of Art. Missing all those NYC old-school street ones so far.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 June 2014 18:19 (nine years ago) link
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/calendar/film-programs/onthestreet.html#onthestreet.html?pageNumber=1&_suid=1401812967789046795645288242393
This is the series I am referring to
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 3 June 2014 16:34 (nine years ago) link
Saw that (kinda disturbing at times) Art of Destruction exhibit on its last day at the Hirshhorn, so since this photography one at the National Gallery closes Sunday, I need to make it by:
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/exhibitions/2014/winogrand.html
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 7 June 2014 13:04 (nine years ago) link
Glad I saw that Winogrand exhibit. Nicely shot b & w photos from the last century. A bunch of 'em were posthumously printed, as Winogrand toward the end of his life just started taking lots of photos, and never printing them. Contact sheets for some, was the most he did. Exhibits like this make me want to get a nice camera and learn how to use it well.
Cassavetes movie there next weekend.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 9 June 2014 14:03 (nine years ago) link